----- Original Message -----
From: Tony Drews <tmccis@REVEALED.NET>
To: <fot@autox.team.net>
Cc: <vucinic@b140.aone.net.au>
Sent: Wednesday, May 24, 2000 10:20 PM
Subject: Re: negative camber
> Another way of adding negative camber without sawing the upper A-arms is
to bolt a
> large piece of angle iron to the holes at the top of the spring perch
where the inner
> side of the upper A-arm normally attaches. Make sure that the upright
face of the
> angle iron is somewhat inboard of the normal pivot location (like maybe
.100 to .150
> inch?). Bolt the stock inner pivot piece (trunnion?) to the vertical face
of the
> angle iron - you'll need to rotate it 90 degrees from its normal
orientation. You
> can then use shims between the angle iron and A-arm attachment to adjust
the camber.
>
> Upon re-reading my description above, I find I've confused myself. I
think I can
> draw this up as a jpeg and send it to anyone interested. This is not my
idea, but
> when I saw it on someone else's TR-4 I was impressed with its simplicity.
You are referring to the fulcrum pin, which the top a-arms mount to, as
opposed to the trunnion which is at the bottom of the vertical link.
Irv Korey
74 TR6 CF22767U
CT52499 VSCDA Group 2 #58 front suspension modified as Tony describes above
Highland Park, IL
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